BONITO BLANCOS DE ESPAÑA $12.50 FLIGHT
Juan de Alzate Blanco 2007 Rioja, España
400 meter elevation vineyards are terraced into the hillsides with the best southern exposure for maximum sunlight. After harvest & fermentation the wines are placed deep into caves cut into the hillsides.
Taste: $4.00 Glass: $7.50
Cherubino “Marques de Caro” 2007 Valencia, España
This wineries’ history begins with five generations of the Valsangiacomo family starting a cantina in Canton Ticino, Switzerland in 1831 then moving to Valencia, Spain in the 1890’s.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00
Gallegas “Alectum” Albarino 2007 Rias – Baixas, España
We like to think of Albariño as the Tocai Friulano of Spain. Its name means “white Rhine.”
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.50
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HONORING ABRUZZO $13.00 FLIGHT
Fararone “Le Vigne” Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2000 Abruzzo, Italia
This Trebbiano sees no wood but does spend considerable time on the lees and therefore can mature for years like great French wines…develops secondary bouquet and textures.
Taste: $6.50 Glass: $18.00
Miglianico Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2007 Abruzzo, Italia
Classic grape of the region; soft pressed, then macerated for extraction & finally fermented at controlled temperatures
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $6.00
Valle Martello “Aprutium alma Mater” Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2007 Abruzzo, Italia
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a type of grape and a type of red wine made from these grapes in Abruzzo east-central Italy.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.50
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“VECCHIA” PIEMONTE $15.50 FLIGHT
Martilde “Tina” Barbera Organic Unfiltered 2005 Oltrepò Pavese, Italia
Barbera made from organic grapes and bottled without filtration..
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $9.50
Castello di Gabiano Rubino di Cantavenna 2007 Piemonte, Italia
This wine is 75% low yield, old vine Barbera lightened and aromaticized with the addition of 15% Freisa and 10% Grignolino and matured for two years in large, neutral oak then in bottle for three months.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.00
Castello di Gabiano “Il Giardino di Flora” Malvasia 2007 Piemonte, Italia
“The Garden of Flowers” seems intriguing enough but that literal take on the name of this wine is only the start: it is a tribute to the nymph Flora, idealized by Botticelli in his portrait entitled “La Primavera”.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $12.00
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THE MILIEU OF MERLOT $ 15.00 FLIGHT
Château Bois Chantant 2005 Bordeaux, France
75% Merlot balanced out with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon & 10% Cab Franc. Bernard signs every bottle.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00
Château Cap de Faugères Côtes-de-Castillon 2002 Côtes de Castillon, France
A right-bank blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cab Sauvignon. Spends 12 months in used French barrels.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
Château Yon-Figeac Grand Cru 2005 Saint-Émilion, France
80% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. Rests 16 months large oak barrels to finish.
Taste: $6.50 Glass: $17.00
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